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Greetings Humans

Posted on March 2, 2016
by Maris Wicks

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Greetings, humans! That’s me up there, but allow me to introduce myself in non-cartoon form: my name is Maris Wicks.


I am a comic book writer and illustrator, as well as a science educator. I will be participating in the Popping Rocks expedition, a geological research cruise to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, as the science-outreach-human-being-extraordinaire. I will be documenting this trip in any and all ways possible–including, but not limited to photography, writing, drawing, and video. Why am I doing this? I love science and I love getting people interested and engaged in science.

Coming soon is an introduction to the Popping Rocks expedition, told in comics form. By using locations, maps, and images of the ships and tools of the trip will assist me (and hopefully you!) to visualize the what’s, how’s and where’s of the expedition.

Also, who doesn’t love a talking rock?

Stay tuned for posts on everything from scientists and crew to noble gases to physical oceanography to volcanoes to . . . ship toilets.

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About this expedition: Popping rocks revisited

We will be using the research vessel Atlantis, the submersible Alvin, and the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry, to find and collect samples of “popping rocks”—basaltic seafloor lavas that contain large amounts of carbon dioxide and other gases trapped in high-pressure bubbles that pop when the rocks are brought to the surface. We intend to use these rocks to understanding the composition and origin of gases in the deep earth. This project began with an expedition in 2016 that was cut short due to mechanical problems. You can still see blog posts from the first trip here, and we will continue adding to them during the 2018 expedition.

Recent Posts

  • From Rocks to Rock Stars: A step-by-step guide to how a sample becomes a star
  • A Sacrifice to the Sea
  • Things on Ships
  • Our Cups Runeth Under
  • Traditions and Opportunities

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